Eagle Company applies factory overhead in its two producing…
Eagle Company applies factory overhead in its two producing departments using a predetermined rate based on budgeted machine hours in the Blending Department and based on budgeted labor hours in the Containerizing Department. Variable cafeteria costs are allocated to the producing departments based on budgeted number of employees, and fixed costs are allocated based on the capacity number of employees. Variable maintenance costs are allocated on the budgeted number of direct labor hours, and fixed costs are allocated on labor hour capacity. The data concerning next year’s operations are as follows: Support Departments Producing Departments Budgeted costs: Cafeteria Maintenance Blending Containerizing Variable costs $60,000 $84,000 $300,000 $324,000 Fixed costs 18,000 30,000 120,000 140,000 Other data: Direct labor hours (capacity) 10,000 20,000 Direct labor hours (budgeted) 8,000 16,000 Number of employees (capacity) 30 60 Number of employees (budgeted) 20 40 Machine hours (capacity) 33,000 66,000 Machine hours (budgeted) 20,000 60,000 Required: a. Prepare a schedule showing the allocation of budgeted support department costs to producing departments. b. Determine the predetermined overhead rate for the producing departments.
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